Chapter 14 Study Questions

What is the definition of personality?

What was Freud’s explanation for where personality comes from? What is the defense mechanism “repression”? What is the research evidence for and against repression?

How do psychoanalytic/Freudian psychologists measure personality? What does “projective test” mean? What is an example of one? What are the problems and benefits of using the Rorschach?

How does the trait-based paradigm talk about personality?

What are the 5 components in the Big Five? How was the Big Five measure of personality developed? How do the traits relate to behaviors, such as our personal spaces/rooms and online spaces?

Describe the following personality variables: Locus of Control and Learned Helplessness.

What does MMPI stand for? How was it developed? What kinds of things does it measure? What are the advantages and disadvantages of using the MMPI?

What is the Myers-Briggs? How was it developed? What kinds of things does it measure? What are its advantages and disadvantages?

Do you understand the difference between reliability and validity of tests, including personality tests?